Troy Glaus hit a grand slam and the Cardinals rocked Daisuke Matsuzaka in his return from the disabled list, beating the Red Sox 9-3 yesterday in Boston. On the DL since May 30 because of a mild strain in his rotator cuff, Matsuzaka (8-1) was...

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Girardi is toying with an myśl that flies in the face of normal thinking. Having liked what he saw of Johnny Damon hitting second behind Jorge Posada when the Yankees used the catcher as a leadoff hitter to get him more...

A historic chwila for the Mets was overshadowed by a worrisome pop in Pedro Martinez's surgically repaired right shoulder yesterday. That popping sound caused Martinez to be lifted after just four innings of an eventual 3-0, one-hit shutout of...

When Chris Drury was told how Team USA head coach Ron Wilson had described his emotions about winning silver rather than gold at the Olympics, the Ranger captain first said, "Eight-year-olds shouldn't read it." Fair warning then, to the youngsters, because during a Hockey USA conference call yesterday afternoon...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Anybody got the cure for an overactive disabled list? Jose Reyes appears headed toward a seat on the couch alongside Carlos Beltran for Opening Day after Mets doctors told the shortstop yesterday that he’ll need two-to-eight weeks of rest for an overactive thyroid. In addition to...